Aphelion (noun)
ap-hee-lee-on
The point in the orbit of a planet, asteroid, or comet at which it is furthest from the sun.
Mid 17th century alteration of modern Latin aphelium (by substitution of the Greek inflection -on), from Greek aph’ hēlion ‘from the sun’.
Example sentences
“Mars is aphelion.”
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